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German gas generation falls 35%, coal rebounds as margins diverge
German gas-fired power generation fell in July as record high European gas hub prices further eroded margins, while hard coal generation almost exceeded gas-fired generation and lignite topped the German power mix.
read more... 06/08/2021
Bavaria plans up to 25% of geothermal heating by 2050
In a government declaration on climate protection, Markus Söder, the Prime Minister for the German State of Bavaria, announced a faster expansion of geothermal energy for heat generation in Bavaria.
read more... 30/07/2021
Naturgy to plough $16.5 bln into renewables, networks by 2025
Spanish power group Naturgy said on Wednesday it plans to invest 14 billion euros ($16.54 billion) mostly to ramp up its renewable generation capacity and transform power and gas networks to boost core earnings around 30% by 2025.
read more... 29/07/2021
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Hard coal needed to keep German lights on
German electricity generation volumes from hard coal rose by more than a third in the first six months of 2021, showing the energy source plays a vital role in keeping the lights on, importers group VDKi said on Wednesday.
read more... 29/07/2021
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Japan's power plan will rattle coal, LNG exporters, especially Australia
Japan has been largely forgotten as a source of demand for energy commodities, overshadowed by the rapid rise of China, but the country’s new electricity generation targets will shake the market up.
read more... 23/07/2021